Budget 2025: Government opens round of negotiations with dialoguers in search of votes

Budget 2025: Government opens round of negotiations with dialoguers in search of votes

September 16, 2024 – 11:31

The Executive organized meetings with legislators and governors, in order to obtain the votes to approve the law of laws.

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Determined not to waste time, the president Javier Milei resumed negotiations with legislators on Monday for the approval of the 2025 Budget, presented on Sunday night in a half-empty Congress.

In this context, his Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos has been leading a meeting with “dialogue” deputies at the Casa Rosada since 11:30. Along the same lines, in the afternoon there will be a meeting via zoom with governors, which will be led by the head of the Economy, Luis Caputo.

The meeting with legislators, which takes place in the Hall of Shields, is also attended by the president of the lower house, Martin Menemand the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico SturzeneggerAlso present were the Deputy Chief of the Interior Cabinet, Lisandro Catalán, the Deputy Chief of the Executive Cabinet, José Rolandi, and the Secretary for State Transformation and Public Service, Maximiliano Fariña.

The legislators were represented by Gabriel Bornoroni (president of the La Libertad Avanza bloc); Nicolas Mayoraz (La Libertad Avanza); Santiago Santurio (La Libertad Avanza); Nadia Márquez (La Libertad Avanza); Carlos Zapata (La Libertad Avanza); Cristian Ritondo (president of the PRO bloc); Silvana Giudici (PRO); Alejandro Finocchiaro (PRO); Sabrina Ajmechet (PRO); Silvia Lospennato (PRO); Oscar Zago (president of the Integration and Development Movement bloc); Eduardo Falcone (Integration and Development Movement).

According to what this media was able to reconstruct, after its presentation in Congress, Javier Milei went to Quinta de Olivos with his partner, Amalia “Yuyito” González. The deputy joined the dinner that took place at the presidential residence Jose Luis Espert with his wife.

Officials with an office at Balcarce 50 say they were “very satisfied” with their presentationwhile highlighting the rise in bonds and stocks on Wall Street. Asked about the rating registered by Ibope and the views on the official YouTube channel, they put the low numbers into perspective and pointed out as a counterexample that “Milei, the series” reached “a significant number of views.”

This Monday, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni He assured in response to a query from Scope that “It would be unfortunate if it were not approved” the 2025 Budget. In addition, he said that if the initiative does not advance in Congress, they will have to maintain the current one.

“It would be the first time in history that a President does not have two consecutive budgets,” Adorni responded to Ámbito’s question at his press conference.

Last night, the National Government detailed the general guidelines of the 2025 Budget, which indicate a five percent GDP growth, an inflation of 18.3 percent and a dollar at 1,207 pesos for the next period. These are the forecasts included in the text of the Budget that was submitted to Congress on Sunday night.

Source: Ambito

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